Docker AI, what’s new with MCP, Agents, Sandboxes, and more

Docker AI, what’s new with MCP, Agents, Sandboxes, and more

From DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and Tooling by Bret Fisher

April 7, 2026 · 1h 19m · Episode 193

About this episode

Michael Irwin of Docker discusses various updates including AI improvements, Docker Hardened Images, and new features for Docker Sandboxes.

Michael Irwin of Docker joins me to run through Gordon AI improvements, Docker Hardened Images and what's now free, Docker Sandboxes for running agents in proper isolation, Model Runner updates including MLX support on Mac, MCP Toolkit dynamic discovery, and the newly renamed Docker Agent with its GitHub Action for automating PR reviews and docs checks. Check out the video podcast version here: https://youtu.be/dTF3b36Bq6w 🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild 🍾 ★Show Links★ Docker Hardened Images for Every Developer Docker Hardened System Packages Hardened Images Catalog Gordon AI Just Got an Update Docker Sandboxes NanoClaw and Docker Sandboxes Docker Model Runner VLLM Metal on macOS OpenWebUI + Docker Model Runner MCP Catalog and Toolkit Dynamic MCP Cagent Action PR Review Workflow of Cagent Nightly Docs Scan Workflow Creators & Guests Cristi…

People in this episode

Host: Bret Fisher

Guest: Michael Irwin

Topics covered

  • Docker
  • AI
  • DevOps
  • Cloud Native
  • Automation

Keywords

  • Gordon AI improvements
  • Docker Hardened Images
  • Docker Sandboxes
  • Model Runner updates
  • MCP Toolkit dynamic discovery
  • Docker Agent
  • GitHub Action
  • CI/CD automation
  • Agentic DevOps

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Products: MCP, Agents, Sandboxes, Docker Hardened Images, Docker Sandboxes, Model Runner, Mac, MCP Toolkit, Docker Agent, Agentic DevOps

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